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Lent comes to an end… and I must find the way to HIM
John 6 may be my most favorite chapter. From v. 22 on, I find a pull in my spirit every time I read this passage. The words of Jesus draw me deeper every time. He is dealing with a crowd and finds a way to thin them out. Jesus wanted committed followers, not crowds.
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New Year, New Opportunities, New Ways to Surrender
The year of transition begins. The year of a completely blank canvas is now on me. I am not panicked. I am not panicked. I am not panicked. (My therapist said if I repeat that phrase three times everything will be okay.)
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The Surrendered Life
20 I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. (Phil. 1:20-21) To reach that level of determination is a matter of…
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I can’t “will” my way to surrender
With clenched jaw and tightened fists I simply can’t repeat, “I surrender” enough to actually surrender. If the goodness of God is to come into my life, it isn’t by my will. It’s not my “effort” in some way, meaning I will “get it done or else.” My “effort” is to willingly surrender my moments to the Lord and then invite him…
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Picking and choosing how and when we love God
God terrifies humans.
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Sexual Sin
The particular reading guide I am using for Lent breaks down a reading of the early chapters of Romans. I really don’t like breaking down the first three chapters into “bite size” pieces because it really leads to bad small group discussions. If we stick with Romans 1, the inevitable discussion turns to sexual sin. And that chapter gets camped…
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God is Messed Up
We don’t like to say it in so many words. After all, he might actually exist and if that were true… he wouldn’t like it if we told him his ways were messed up. So, we go with, “The Church is messed up. Christians are messed up. Religion is messed up.” Ezekiel 18 pulls no punches. It’s not God. It’s…
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